MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT
Neonatal moose (Alces alces) may be prone to maternal abandonment induced by capture activities. We observed unexpectedly high levels of abandonment during the first year of our study of calf survival and cause-specific mortality in northeastern Minnesota. In response, we crafted a capture-induced a...
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ftjalces:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/162 2023-05-15T13:13:09+02:00 MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT Severud, William J. DelGiudice, Glenn D. Obermoller, Tyler R. 2016-10-12 application/pdf http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/162 eng eng Lakehead University http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/162/202 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/162 Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 52 (2016); 73-83 2293-6629 0835-5851 abandonment Alces americanus calves capture-induced abandonment GPS collars human-induced abandonment moose neonates info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2016 ftjalces 2022-02-12T19:35:43Z Neonatal moose (Alces alces) may be prone to maternal abandonment induced by capture activities. We observed unexpectedly high levels of abandonment during the first year of our study of calf survival and cause-specific mortality in northeastern Minnesota. In response, we crafted a capture-induced abandonment contingency plan to reduce calf deaths caused by such abandonment. Locations and movements of dams relative to calves were used to gauge whether abandonment was occurring and to trigger retrieval of live calves. The Minnesota Zoo and a private facility accepted abandoned calves in viable condition. As undesirable as it is to remove calves from the population and landscape, we found it preferable to leaving them to succumb to starvation, hypothermia, or predation. We believe variations of this plan may be used in other study areas to mitigate neonate mortality due to capture-induced abandonment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Alces (A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose) |
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abandonment Alces americanus calves capture-induced abandonment GPS collars human-induced abandonment moose neonates Severud, William J. DelGiudice, Glenn D. Obermoller, Tyler R. MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT |
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Neonatal moose (Alces alces) may be prone to maternal abandonment induced by capture activities. We observed unexpectedly high levels of abandonment during the first year of our study of calf survival and cause-specific mortality in northeastern Minnesota. In response, we crafted a capture-induced abandonment contingency plan to reduce calf deaths caused by such abandonment. Locations and movements of dams relative to calves were used to gauge whether abandonment was occurring and to trigger retrieval of live calves. The Minnesota Zoo and a private facility accepted abandoned calves in viable condition. As undesirable as it is to remove calves from the population and landscape, we found it preferable to leaving them to succumb to starvation, hypothermia, or predation. We believe variations of this plan may be used in other study areas to mitigate neonate mortality due to capture-induced abandonment. |
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Severud, William J. DelGiudice, Glenn D. Obermoller, Tyler R. |
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Severud, William J. DelGiudice, Glenn D. Obermoller, Tyler R. |
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Severud, William J. |
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MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT |
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MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT |
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MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT |
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MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT |
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MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT |
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minimizing mortality of moose neonates from capture-induced abandonment |
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Lakehead University |
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2016 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/162 |
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Alces alces |
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Alces alces |
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Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 52 (2016); 73-83 2293-6629 0835-5851 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/162/202 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/162 |
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